US Edition‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations
- On May 2, 2025, the nominations for the 78th Tony Awards were revealed, highlighting three Broadway musicals—Buena Vista, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending—as the top nominees with 10 nods each.
- These nominations stemmed from strong artistic backgrounds, including Buena Vista Social Club’s link to Wim Wenders' 1999 documentary, Death Becomes Her’s adaptation from the 1992 cult film, and Maybe Happy Ending’s rom-com plot about androids.
- In total, 29 productions earned nominations across 26 categories, highlighting several prominent first-time Broadway nominees recognized for their lead performances, including well-known actors making their debut on the stage.
- George Clooney earned a Best Leading Actor nomination for his role in Good Night, and Good Luck, a stage adaptation of his 2005 film, while Sarah Snook was recognized for portraying every character—more than twenty—in The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- The nominations set the stage for a competitive Tony Awards ceremony, scheduled for June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Tony winner Cynthia Erivo and signaling a star-studded season.
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CHRIS JONES: What the Tony nominations got right
Pity poor Jake Gyllenhaal. Rich, original and cliché-free, his riveting, Tony Award-worthy Iago was, in fact, as dynamic and distinctive a Shakespearean performance as Broadway has seen in years. And yet the show that surrounded him, “Othello” starring Denzel Washington, was so otherwise dismal that Tony nominators could not see beyond the noise and confusion to find the one living, breathing reason to spend the big bucks at the Ethel Barrymore …
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'Buena Vista Social Club', 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Maybe Happy Ending' are nominated for the Tonys
Three Broadway shows — "Buena Vista Social Club", "Death Becomes Her" ("Death suits you") and "Maybe Happy Ending" — each won ten Tony Awards nominations on Thursday.
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